Vignarola pizza: the recipe

According to the Lazio tradition, pizza should be stuffed with a varied mix of peasant tastes, such as artichokes, broad beans, peas and spring onions, enriched with pieces of bacon: here is the vignarola pizza. In this gastronomic column we will explain how to prepare this typical dish and we will give you some tips to cook pizza more quickly with Spice pizza ovens.

Regional specialties: Vignarola pizza

Taking a typical dish such as pizza, it immediately catches the eye how the multiformity of its creations are the perfect expression of the activities and products of a territory. In fact, every place has its own pizza that represents it and even in Lazio it has its own pizza of choice which is stuffed with the tastes and foods that are typically eaten here. Which ones are they? Let's start with the bacon, produced with quality pork, other horticultural products such as spring onions and peas, but above all the beans and artichokes, which are vegetables and representative of this area. And what about the pecorino romano? This cheese is one of the top products of the Italian dairy supply chain, with two thousand years of history behind it because it was produced and consumed in this area since the times of the ancient Romans.

Vignarola pizza ingredients

Every self-respecting pizza wants quality ingredients, especially if we are talking about pizzas with vegetables that must be absolutely fresh. To prepare this type of pizza, you should therefore prefer beans, peas and artichokes purchased fresh from fruit and vegetables and cook them at home. Choose a high quality pecorino, perhaps locally produced. And the same goes for the pillow. But let's talk about doses. Here is a handy list of ingredients and quantities to prepare vignarola pizza for 5-6 people.

• 500 g flour
• 250 ml water
• 25 g yeast
• 5 g salt
• 150 g pecorino romano
• 150 g bacon
• 250 fresh broad beans
• 250 g fresh peas
• 4 spring onions
• 4 artichokes
• 1 glass of white wine
• 300 g potatoes

Preparation of the vignarola pizza

To prepare the pizza dough, combine the flour with the water in a bowl and add the salt and yeast. On a wooden surface, mix the mixture well until you have a nice smooth dough. Let the dough rise in a container closed with cling film, or with a simple damp cloth, and wait a few hours until its volume has doubled. In the meantime, you can prepare the filling: in a pan, brown the finely chopped spring onion, broad beans and peas. Artichokes are best prepared separately or have them ready.

At this point, when the dough has risen, spread it gently on the pizza pan covered with parchment paper and wait another half hour before filling it, in order to let it grow a little longer. Then, add all the ingredients to the dough. There are those who prefer pecorino as a base and those who put it at the end sprinkling it on the vegetables: the choice is yours! When the pizza is well garnished, bake at 230 ° C in a preheated oven. Cook for 20-25 minutes and your vignarola pizza will be ready.

Use Spice home ovens to bake and enjoy your favorite pizza

Here we are with the latest suggestions. Cooking yourself a good pizza at home is a real satisfaction, especially if the results are excellent. To be sure to offer a quality pizza to friends and guests, you need to focus on cooking. The home oven is not always the best choice, because pizza requires rapid cooking at high temperatures, as in a pizzeria. Do not worry, because there is a practical and ideal solution also for home cooking.

They are the electric Spice pizza ovens, such as the Spice Caliente oven; the Diavola Pro; or the Diavola 16, which can cook pizza doughs in just 5 minutes at high temperatures and give you a perfectly cooked pizza. The pizzeria has never been so close to home!